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John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection

The John Carter Brown Library's collection of books printed in Spanish America is among the finest in the world. In some areas, the collections are unmatched and include works found nowhere else. The Library has the largest collection in the world of books printed in Spanish America as a whole prior to ca. 1820, over 7,000 titles, encompassing the output of presses in Mexico, Peru, Central America, Argentina, Chile, and elsewhere. The remaining Spanish American presses represented in the JCB's collection include some of the rarest books printed in the Americas: those coming from the Jesuit missions of Paraguay in the early eighteenth century. Of the eight extant titles printed in the missions, the JCB owns six, more than any other library in the world. Of the 14 books in our Ecuador collection (as of 2012) all but two are unique copies, held nowhere else. Likewise of our collections of Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, and Bolivian imprints, the majority can be found only at the JCB.

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American Libraries
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Topics & Subjects
2,992
CSAIP
915
Broadsides, etc
720
Argentine newspapers
580
Imprint 1815
415
Imprint 1812
412
Imprint 1821
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John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
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John Carter Brown Library
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John Carter Brown Library - Argentina Collection
1,113
John Carter Brown Library - Peru Collection
697
John Carter Brown Library - Argentina Gazeta Collection
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ramírez, francisco, 1786-1821
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peru (viceroyalty)
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spain
65
buenos aires (argentina). cabildo
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río de la plata (viceroyalty)
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Spanish
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Latin
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Nahuatl
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Central American Indian
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John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in brown morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1717
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: text on p. 185-187 slightly affected by cropping at the top edges
Topic: Oratorians
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: has some worming, slightly affecting text
Topic: Imprint 1691
John Carter Brown Library copy bound in modern blue cloth binding
Topic: Imprint 1707
Signatures: [A]-H² (H2 verso blank)
John Carter Brown Library copy has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on bottom edge
Topic: Imprint 1717
John Carter Brown Library copy has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on top and bottom edges
Topic: Imprint 1723
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
D. Ricardo de-la-Main professor, y expositor de la musica, assi antigua, como moderna, à espenses de 30. años de continua taréa, ha descubierto prodigiosos secretos en la musica, y ha explicado sus mayores difficultades, las quales (para el provecho comum) solicíta dar à la luz publica, en dos libros, (yá promptos para la imprenta) muy necessarios para todos los que assisten en choro, assi religiosos, como religiosas. En primero es: Exposicion de la musica ecclesiastica, y alivio para subchantres. El segundo es: Exposicion de la musica antigua, y de la musica viadana, ò el arte de acompañar a lo moderno. : Dispuesto en methodo facilissimo, de tal fuerte, que todo está explicado por la mano, y adequado para la enseñanza de las niñas de la escoleta de el recogimiento voluntario de San Miguel de Bethlehem de esta ciudad de Mexico, fundada en el año de 1738. por el Ilmo. y Exc. Sr. Dr. D. Juan Antonio de Bizarron, y Eguiarreta, sie[n]do arzobispo de Mexico, y vi-rey de la Nueva-España; y para que dichos secretos, y difficultades lleguen à la noticia de los maestros en la Europa, los publíca, y los embia à Roma; à la Academia Real de Paris, à las Universidades de Mompellier, Salamanca, Alcalá, y à las cathedrales de Toledo, y Sevilla, para que los puedan juzgar, y censurar los mexores, y mas aventajados maestros; y à vista de estos indices puedan dár sus pareceres, si (dichos libros) fueren provechosos para los señores ecclesiasticos, y dignos de la imprenta; siendo el methodo tan radical, que se puede (en termino de seis meses) comprehender todo el arte de la musica, sin fatigar la memoria, y se excusa el immenso travajo de registrar tantos libros, y obras, haziendo observaciones practicas por dilatados años
by Main, Ricardo de la, active 1747
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John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund
Topic: Imprint 1747
John Carter Brown Library copy misbound: has p. [11-64], 1st count misbound after p. [2], 3rd count
Topic: Imprint 1724
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Convento Agustino de Santa Cecilia de Atlixco, Puebla: marca de fuego [CCMF, similar to BJML-1009]; Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1729
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: portrait after t.p. wanting
Topic: Imprint 1726
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1696
John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in red morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1689
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Aguilar, Luis Antonio de , active 1707
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In the John Carter Brown Library copy, line three of the first numbered leaf has a printed papel label enmendation that reads "Vn" to correct the printed error beneath it that reads "duo"
Topic: Imprint 1707
John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary limp vellum
Topic: Imprint 1702
John Carter Brown Library copy numbered in ms. in upper left hand corner of each leaf: 259-273
Topic: Imprint 1697
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1721
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Herschel V. Jones: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1700
John Carter Brown Library copy has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on top edge
Topic: Imprint 1717
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in brown morocco with cloth boards
Topic: Imprint 1688
John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in brown morocco with wooden boards
Topic: Imprint 1726
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in red morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1702
John Carter Brown Library copy has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on top edge
Topic: Installation sermons
John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in blue morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1728
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1709
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Reyes Rivera, Agustín de los, -1729
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John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in light brown morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1718
Signatures: pi1 *-2*⁴ (-2*4) [par.]-5[par.]⁴ A-4L⁴ 4M² [par.]⁴-2[par.]⁴ (2[par.]3 verso blank, 2[par.]4 blank)
Topics: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Imprint 1731
John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in brown morocco on leather boards
Topic: Imprint 1699
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Cosme Rivera : ms. note on verso of title page; Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1730
Signatures: pi1 [par.]⁴ A⁴ B² [C]² (-[C]2) ([C]1 verso blank)
Topics: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Sermons, Imprint 1691
John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in dark blue morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1697
John Carter Brown Library copy has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on bottom edge
Topic: Imprint 1728
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: leaf [2], 1st count, has upper right hand corner torn out, possibly to remove a ms. annotation
Topic: Imprint 1689
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Joseph Joaquín de la Parra: ms. note on t.p
Topic: Imprint 1689
John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary limp vellum
Topic: Imprint 1695
Caption title
Topics: Picaso de Ynojosa, Ysabel, active 1690, Gorraez Vaumont y Navarra, Theovaldo de, active 1690, Real...
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Buonavita, Antonio, active 1785
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John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund
Topic: Imprint 1785
Signatures: [A]-L² (-L2) (L1 verso blank)
Topics: Indulgences, Imprint 1686
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Felix Solchaga: ms. note on recto of title page
Topic: Imprint 1694
John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund
Topic: Imprint 1748
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in black morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1708
John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Louisa D. Sharpe Metcalf Fund
Topic: Imprint 1686
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in red morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Sermons
John Carter Brown Library copy bound in modern cloth binding
Topic: Imprint 1711
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in green moroco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1685
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by unknown; Terán, Francisco Alonso, active 1810-1811
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At head of title: 1810
Topics: Commercial correspondence, Mines and mineral resources, Merchants, Lotteries, Hot peppers, Slave...
Title printed within ornamental woodcut border
Topics: Catholic Church, Alegato, y consulta en que se satisface haverse publicado la absolucion general,...
Title from caption and first part of text
Topics: Taxation, Revenue, Finance, Public, Broadsides, etc, Imprint 1814
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in red morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1686
John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Metcalf Fund
Topic: Imprint 1709
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in black morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1712
Medina, J.T. Imprenta en México (1539-1821)
Topic: Imprint 1685
John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has partial trace of an unidentified book brand on bottom edge
Topic: Imprint 1717
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: American Antiquarian Society: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1703
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Torre y Pando, Miguel Luciano de la; González y Linares, Francisco; Puerto Rico. Governor (1822-1823 : González y Linares)
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Title from caption and first part of text
Topic: Imprint 1822
Caption title
Topics: Money, Money, Paper money, Paper money, Currency question, Currency question, Broadsides, etc,...
Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy: WMM [i.e. W. Michael Mathes]: bookstamp on verso of title page. Biblioteca Mathes at the Colegio de Jalisco bookstamp on p. [3], 1st count and the fore-edge of the textblock
Topic: Imprint 1750
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in red morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1697
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in brown morocco
Topic: Imprint 1694
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Ruiz, Aniceto, active 1822; González y Linares, Francisco; Puerto Rico. Governor (1822-1823 : González y Linares)
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According to De la pluma a la imprenta: la cultura impresa en Puerto Rico 1806-1906 / Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2008, there were two printing presses in Puerto Rico from 1806 on, both of which were located in San Juan
Topics: Puerto Rico. Real Audiencia, Legislative bodies, Imprint 1822
John Carter Brown Library copy numbered in ms. on upper right hand corner on the recto of each leaf: 84-99
Topic: Imprint 1694
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
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Dedication to Charles IV in rebus beneath engraved portrait of the king begininng with: "A la fuerte columna de la fe..."
Topics: Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, Engraving, Rebuses, Broadsides, etc, Imprint 1789
John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Metcalf Fund
Topic: Imprint 1688
Signatures: [A]-I²
Topic: Imprint 1739
John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Saint Mariana Fund
Topic: Imprint 1767
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Nicolas León: information from bibliographical file
Topic: Imprint 1692
Dated at the end of text: Dado en Mexico à ocho de Abril de mil setecientos setenta, y dos
Topic: Coinage
Title from caption and first part of text
Topics: Armored troops, Military uniforms, Broadsides, etc, Imprint 1821
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by León, Nicolás, 1859-1929. fmo RIBRL
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John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in blue morocco on cloth boards
Topic: Imprint 1689
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by Losa, Francisco de, 1536-1624; Muñoz, Luis, -1646; Aguirrez, Thomas de. RIBRL, former owner
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Date of publication printed between the name of the printer and the name of the bookseller on title page
Topics: López, Gregorio, 1542-1596, Hermits, Imprint 1658
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in brown morocco with marbled boards
Topic: Imprint 1690
Title from caption and first stanza of poem
Topics: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Peninsular...
A later octavo edition was printed in Mexico city in the same year
Topics: Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811, Elegiac poetry, Mexican, Imprint 1811
John Carter Brown Library - Spanish America Collection
by unknown
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John Carter Brown Library copy has issue: Núm. 23 (Jueves 29 de Julio de 1813)
Topic: Imprint 1813
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: title page torn with slight loss of text at the bottom of the page; p. 67-70 wanting; some worming slightly affecting text
Topic: Imprint 1729